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Email

k.mcferran@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor in Music Therapy
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-0699-3683

Prof Katrina McFerran

Professor in Music Therapy
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

225 Scholarly works
15 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    ‘I Think About Music and How This can Help’ – Exploring Sustained Outcomes From a Music Therapy Informed Teacher Professional Learning Program
    DOI: 10.1177/00049441251392282
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A theory of change for using musical-aesthetic and therapeutic factors in music therapy with adult trauma survivors
    DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2026.102437
  • 2025

    Book Chapter

    Effects of Music, Music Interventions, and Trauma
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003436034-10
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Exploring pleasure as a mediator of outcomes in music therapy
    DOI: 10.1186/s12906-025-05140-1
  • 2025

    Research grants (international)

    Health, Education, and Arts Network for Advancing Personalised Healthcare (HEART)
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Music, adversity and flourishing: Exploring experiences of a community music therapy group for Australian youth
    DOI: 10.1177/13594575221078591
  • 2019

    Research Contracts

    A Qualitative Exploration of Perceptions and Experiences of a Resource-Oriented Music Therapy Assessment for Adolescents Experiencing Complex and Chronic Mental Health Issues.
Katrina McFerran

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2021
The Australian Newspaper 'Researcher of the Year in Music and Musicology'
2012
Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
2010
G.E.M. Scott Teaching Award
1998
University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Exploring the Practicality of Portable EEG Equipment for Visualising Emotional Responses When Listening to Meaningful Songs
    DOI: 10.15845/voices.v25i2.4353
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Dance therapy and the criminal justice system: Considering traditional and critical perspectives in prisons, forensic mental health and addiction care
    DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102250
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Exploring the feasibility of collecting music and wellbeing data to examine intentional listening using a mobile-ESM application
    DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1505929
  • 2025

    Book Chapter

    Receptive Music Therapy Techniques
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-88578-5_9
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Music facilitation styles and behaviours across the health-care continuum: explanatory multiple case studies
    DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2024.2341682
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Music therapists’ perceptions of creating safety in the context of trauma with children and adolescents: A qualitative study
    DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2024.2389552

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2015

    Research Grant

    Building Resilient School Communities Through Tailored Arts Programs.
  • 2015

    Research Grant

    Building Resilient School Communities Through Tailored Arts Programs.

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